Los Shakers are probably Uruguay’s most famous musicians. They formed in Montevideo in 1963 when “two brothers and two friends, all talented musicians…had found in the Beatles what they where looking for, an expression of genuine music that represented them.” (60s Punk).
They closely mimicked the Beatles even in clothing and hairstyles. Most of their songs were in English despite being from Uruguay but had the most success in Argentina . “Break It All”, their first single, was released in 1965. (60s punk)
The band members were quite young when they first formed, with the youngest being only sixteen.
Los Shakers was made up of four members: Hugo Fattoruso (guitar, piano, vocals), Osvaldo Fattoruso (guitar, vocals), Roberto Capobianco (bass), and Carlos Vila (drums).
Their full length albums include their self-titled album released in 1965, Shakers For You in 1966, La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto’s Bar in 1968 as well as the Break It All single released in 1965 and an album of bonus tracks released in 2005.
An album entitled Break It All was released in 1966, but exclusively in English speaking countries such as the United States and Australia (Wikipedia).
Los Shakers not only recorded their own original music but also did various covers of Beatles’ songs.
Their career started to dwindle due in part to the fact that their English lyrics were very sophomoric, despite the high quality of their instrumental music. The rock movement in Argentina also started to wear out and many bands started singing in Spanish. Their last studio album, La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto's Bar had a sound described as "psychedelic music mixed with candombe and some tango sounds" (Wikipedia); EMI, their label, didn't approve of the new sound so Los Shakers were left with an album sans any promotion. They broke up shortly thereafter. The original lineup reunited in 2005, however, and recorded a cd entitled Bonus Tracks that was released in Uruguay and Argentina. (Wikipedia)
Los Shakers
Los Shakers are probably Uruguay’s most famous musicians. They formed in Montevideo in 1963 when “two brothers and two friends, all talented musicians…had found in the Beatles what they where looking for, an expression of genuine music that represented them.” (60s Punk).
They closely mimicked the Beatles even in clothing and hairstyles. Most of their songs were in English despite being from Uruguay but had the most success in Argentina . “Break It All”, their first single, was released in 1965. (60s punk)
The band members were quite young when they first formed, with the youngest being only sixteen.
Los Shakers was made up of four members: Hugo Fattoruso (guitar, piano, vocals), Osvaldo Fattoruso (guitar, vocals), Roberto Capobianco (bass), and Carlos Vila (drums).
Their full length albums include their self-titled album released in 1965, Shakers For You in 1966, La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto’s Bar in 1968 as well as the Break It All single released in 1965 and an album of bonus tracks released in 2005.
An album entitled Break It All was released in 1966, but exclusively in English speaking countries such as the United States and Australia (Wikipedia).
Los Shakers not only recorded their own original music but also did various covers of Beatles’ songs.
Their career started to dwindle due in part to the fact that their English lyrics were very sophomoric, despite the high quality of their instrumental music. The rock movement in Argentina also started to wear out and many bands started singing in Spanish. Their last studio album, La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto's Bar had a sound described as "psychedelic music mixed with candombe and some tango sounds" (Wikipedia); EMI, their label, didn't approve of the new sound so Los Shakers were left with an album sans any promotion. They broke up shortly thereafter. The original lineup reunited in 2005, however, and recorded a cd entitled Bonus Tracks that was released in Uruguay and Argentina. (Wikipedia)
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